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Nemeski to Linux@programming.dev • 10 days ago

Linux kernel is leaving 486 CPUs behind, only 18 years after the last one made

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Linux kernel is leaving 486 CPUs behind, only 18 years after the last one made

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Nemeski to Linux@programming.dev • 10 days ago
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Linus Torvalds sees “zero real reason for anybody to waste one second” on them.
  • @gingernate@sopuli.xyz
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    3•9 days ago

    Are you running bleeding edge on your mail server?

    • @LeFantome@programming.dev
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      I know this is all just in fun but a mail server is one thing I would certainly want a supported kernel on. Security and email are not friends.

      • @gingernate@sopuli.xyz
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        1•6 days ago

        Damn yeah that’s true. Damn time to upgrade that 25 year old hardware haha

    • @ikidd@lemmy.world
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      5•9 days ago

      If 2.X was good enough for mah granpappy, it’s good enough for me.

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